I have noticed that men's deodorants come in a shit ton more deodorant only varieties than women's (almost virtually all of women's are antiperspirants), so I figured I should start trying out more men's deodorants. I don't really care about my deodorant being all natural, its just that most deodorants without antiperspirant happen to be natural.
This retails for about $3, I can't remember the actual price and can only find value packs online. It claims for give you 24 protection and that's pretty much it. Its got a typical manly scent and its a gel consistency, but it dries quickly.
Like always I showered at night, applied this product, checked in before I went to sleep, and reapplied in the morning (or washed pits then applied in the morning). Right after application the smell is noticeable but not super strong or anything.
About 3-5 hours later when it was time for me to sleep, I usually still smelled pretty good, the scent was a lot fainter though. In the mornings I usually smelled like BO, or had a tiny itty bit of the deodorant smell left, with a little bit of BO as well.
On a school/stay at home day this product lasts me around 3-4 hours until I needed to reapply. As I always do with non antiperspirants, I usually take the product with me in case I need to reapply sooner or what have you.
For work this barely lasts an hour. Its an absolute no go for that situation.
Overall I use this for school or sleeping, but I'll never use it for work or high anxiety situations. I'll give it a 4/10. Its decent, but I'm going to keep looking.
I'm going to be honest (how many times can I start a blog post with this phrase), when I first saw the Lancome Juicy Shakers I did not get the reference to cocktail shakers. Being even more honest I had to google "alcohol shaker thing" to even figure out what a cocktail shaker was called right before I wrote this review. I just thought the packaging was cute okay...
I have two shades; Berry in Love and Piece of Cake. Berry in Love is a purple berry shade while Piece of Cake is a terracotta nude. These aren't crazy pigmented (they're not supposed to be), but they're also not so sheer that you can't tell you have anything on. I got Piece of Cake in a gift set so it came with a lip liner and I do normally wear it with the liner, but for the sake of this review I'm not using the liner.
The scents vary from each shade, which I think is pretty neat. The smell reflects the name, so Berry in Love smells like berries, while Piece of Cake smells like cake (actually it kinda just smells sweet to me). I'm a fan of gimmicky stuff like that so.
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| Piece of Cake |
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| Berry in Love |
Wear time isn't super great, they lose their glossiness pretty quickly (within 30 minutes), but thankfully they do leave a stain for about 3 hours max. That being said, I always find myself reapplying before 3 hours, because once the glossiness is gone, they do not feel moisturizing at all. By 3 hours and no reapplication I actually find them somewhat uncomfortable. That being said, it really doesn't bother me to keep reapplying, since I don't need a mirror to do so.
Overall I give these an 8/10. I really like this product; the smells are great as are the colors. I'm honestly probably going to end up getting more, although I do wish the staying power was better. That being said, Lancome never claimed these were long lasting, so I can't really complain!
Aaaand here's a category of product reviews I never thought I would have on this blog: bronzers. If you read my Bronzer/Contour collection post you know I literally only have one bronzer, and its kinda borderline a blush if I'm being honest. But for some reason I just really wanted to buy this bronzer? So maybe bronzers are growing on me and I'll end up with a shit ton, who knows.
The Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer Murumuru Butter Bronzer (yes, that's its technical name) retails for around $14 for .38 oz of product. For comparison I quickly looked up different bronzers like the Too Faced Chocolate Soliel bronzer which is $30 for .35 oz and the Nyx Bronzer which is $8.99 for .33 oz.
This product promises to "smooth skin texture, brighten skin tone, and deliver a gorgeous bronzer finish." Its got Murumuru, Cupaucu, and Tumuca Butter in it to make it moisturizing and creamy. Its honestly got a ton more claims but that's the gist of it. I find it really interesting that there's no mention of smell listed. If you have ever heard of this product, you know it has a very intense beachy-y, sunscreen-y, tropical smell; the smell is so strong you can smell it through the packaging before you open it! Personally I'm a fan of it, but it might be too intense for some.
The color Light Bronzer is a yellow toned, light/medium brown. Its got a really nice satin finish that gives you a really nice sun-kissed glow. It looks a bit shimmery when swatched, but that luckily does not transfer onto the face.
This shit is so buttery and creamy like I just want to swatch it all day long, lmao. It applies very evenly with a brush and can be built up, but is very hard to go overboard with. It works really well on my cool toned pale skin, despite the fact that it is warm and yellow toned. It wears well for 8+ hours. Pictures honestly show it so much lighter than it is in person, especially face pictures. Its worth mentioning that the intense smell is noticeable when you first apply it, but after about 30 minutes its gone.
Overall I love this! It gets a 10/10 for me. Finding a bronzer that doesn't look terrible on pale skin is pretty rare, so this product really over exceeded my expectations. I hardly ever pan any products, but if I ever do, I'll repurchase for sure! I think I'm going to become a regular bronzer wearer...who could have expected this.
So today's review is on the (mini version) Too Faced Love Flush Long-lasting Blush in the shade Love Hangover. I mentioned getting a gift set with a mini version of this in my Too Faced Candlelight review, and now here's the review!
It retails for $26 for .21 oz of product. Its a warm pinky shade with a sheen to it. Personally I would not pick out a warm toned pink blush for myself, so I was a bit skeptical, but its actually quite flattering.
It is very pigmented, but not so much that its difficult to work with (Lorac Color Source Blush I'm looking at you). It applies very evenly and blends out like a dream. There is very little to no fading after 8+ hours of wear, which is impressive if you ask me.
Overall I give this a 10/10, there's nothing I don't like about this product. I actually really want some full sized Love Flush blushes now (even more than I already did due to their cute design).
Honestly when I think of natural deodorants, Tom's is the first that comes to mind so it's kinda weird I'm only now testing it out. I had just always heard such mixed things on the brand so I didn't bother, but after so many trials and errors with all the other deodorants I've tried, I figured why not.
It retails for $4.99 and promises "clinically tested 24 hour protection", with "botanical ingredients to absorb odor". Getting 24 hour wear out of a deodorant with no antiperspirant gets me a little skeptical.
The smell is a bit "manly" and pretty strong. I do like it though. As always I applied this after my showers at night and again in the morning to test (although sometimes I would wash my pits in the morning before reapplication, I realized I never mentioned that in other reviews).
This is a clear deodorant that goes on ever so slightly wet, but dries very quickly. 4 hours after initial application I could still smell the product pretty strongly, and I felt fresh and dry. The only issue I have with the scent is once it mixes with sweat, it has a slightly unpleasant smell. I'm not talking about a B.O smell, but its like the lavender smell but just kind of...off.
Waking up in the morning I smelled a tiny teeny bit bad, but I could also still smell the deodorant scent. (This varied; on nights when I sweated especially heavily, I woke up smelling pretty bad). I seemed to get about 3-5 hours of wear out of this product on an average/light sweating day. It MIGHT be able to be pushed to 8 if I was seriously not sweating AT ALL (so like, not realistically).
On days when I sweated more heavily this lasted around 3 hours maximum, 1 average, and for work I will not use this product as it only seems to last about an hour. This is pretty typical with all the deodorants I have tried; I don't use any of them for work.
Overall this gets a 4/10. Its decent for days when I'm running errands or going to class, but still won't cut it if I have anything to do which will cause major sweating (any unfamiliar social event, work, etc).
The smell is a bit "manly" and pretty strong. I do like it though. As always I applied this after my showers at night and again in the morning to test (although sometimes I would wash my pits in the morning before reapplication, I realized I never mentioned that in other reviews).
This is a clear deodorant that goes on ever so slightly wet, but dries very quickly. 4 hours after initial application I could still smell the product pretty strongly, and I felt fresh and dry. The only issue I have with the scent is once it mixes with sweat, it has a slightly unpleasant smell. I'm not talking about a B.O smell, but its like the lavender smell but just kind of...off.
Waking up in the morning I smelled a tiny teeny bit bad, but I could also still smell the deodorant scent. (This varied; on nights when I sweated especially heavily, I woke up smelling pretty bad). I seemed to get about 3-5 hours of wear out of this product on an average/light sweating day. It MIGHT be able to be pushed to 8 if I was seriously not sweating AT ALL (so like, not realistically).
On days when I sweated more heavily this lasted around 3 hours maximum, 1 average, and for work I will not use this product as it only seems to last about an hour. This is pretty typical with all the deodorants I have tried; I don't use any of them for work.
Overall this gets a 4/10. Its decent for days when I'm running errands or going to class, but still won't cut it if I have anything to do which will cause major sweating (any unfamiliar social event, work, etc).
Recently theBalm had a 50% sitewide sale and I picked up a couple of their eye palettes. I've been using them pretty much every day and I love them! So here's a fotd using one of the palettes, as well as a couple other new products.
Face
- Maybelline Babyskin primer
- Tarte Rainforest of the Sea in Porcelain (review coming)
- Nyx HD Concealer in Lavender (review coming)
- Butter London cream blush in Ruby Murray
- Wet n Wild Megacushion highlighter (review here)
- elf setting spray
Eyes
- Nyx HD Primer
- theBalm Meet Matt(e) Trimony in Rossi, Evans, and Reed
- Urban Decay eyeliner in the brown shade
- Mac Intense Black mascara or something
- Wet n Wild Megalength
Brows
- elf Brow Kit in Dark
- Essence Make me Brow in Browny Brown
Lips
- Ulta lip primer
- YSL Vernis A Levres Glossy Lip Stain in shade 5 Rouge Vintage
This Wet n Wild release had me so hype if I'm being honest (let's not even talk about the Spring 2017 holy shit I need all of it). Of course I love cushion products and I love highlights so I was all over this as quickly as I could be.
It retails for $5.99. The color is a pinky champagney whiteish that really doesn't show up in swatches that well. I think its irresponsible of a makeup company to only have one shade of highlighter (I know Wet n Wild has other highlighters, I'm just referring specifically to this cushion highlighter). This color is definitely not going to work on people with anything darker than a light/medium skintone. It doesn't seem very glittery and gives a nice glow that can be built up.
Its easy to get too much product on the puff, so you have to make sure to only press into the cushion ever so slightly. The puff applicator applies the product very well, I especially like getting a tiny bit of product on the edge and swiping it under my brow.
Overall this gets a 7/10 from me. I really like the glow this gives without looking glittery, and since its a liquid product you get that "lit from within" look. The color goes nicely with my skintone, but the way it sits on my skin doesn't thrill me. I most likely would not repurchase this, but will definitely continue to use it.